Ice T ‘Surprised’ by Chris Meloni’s Sudden ‘SVU’ Exit

*Apparently news of Christopher Meloni’s abrupt exit from “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” was just as shocking to his co-stars as it was to fans.

Cast member Ice-T says he was surprised at how Meloni’s contract negotiations turned out.

“I’m sad,” the “Ice Loves Coco” reality star told “E! News” two days after reports surfaced that Meloni, 50, would not be returning to the NBC hit for its 13th season this fall. “Me and Chris have been together a long time.”

The one-time rapper, who stars as Det. Fin Tutuola on “SVU,” says he wasn’t aware of his costar’s negotiation holdups until the deal was done.

“We all negotiate separately,” says Ice-T, 53, who has appeared on the series since 2000. “I’m not somebody who’s dying to leave the show, but at the end of the day you still have to sit down with the execs and hammer it out. So I guess with Chris, it didn’t go his way.”

Unfortunately for SVU fans, Meloni’s departure is not the only shakeup happening on the series. Earlier this month, sources told Deadline that Mariska Hargitay was signed on for the upcoming season, but only for the first 13 episodes. After that, her character — Detective Olivia Benson — would be promoted to a higher position and a new detective, possibly played by Jennifer Love Hewitt, would take her place.

6 thoughts on “Ice T ‘Surprised’ by Chris Meloni’s Sudden ‘SVU’ Exit”

Okay, I like Jennifer H. but, I don’t ever in my mind seeing her play any kind of a cop. A cop’s wife or girlfriend, a secretary, a civilian employee maybe but, never a cop on anyone’s show.

And, Chris Meloni looks good for a white 50 y.o. Sorry to hear he didn’t get what he felt he was worth. If the show starts tankng in the ratings, they’ll call him and give him even more cheddar than he was asking for. Especially since they had to beg the stars of L&O: CI to come back this season. That was the second biggest mistake they made after letting go of the original L&O instead of recommitting to it. The L.A. version sucked to high heaven and I wasn’t even checking for it after the dirty way they did the original after it had been on air for so many seasons. Glad the network cancelled that fake L.A. replacement.

This upcoming TV season is gonna be the worst ever. I see a lot of reading and learning for me this Fall.

You are right about Chris being fine, he used to be on Oz where you got to see him in all Boz glory, he’s got a really nice azz, but he does have some shortcomings if you know what I mean. But on another note, this is my favorite show and they are about flash jacc it up, cause of wo.t be the same without Benson and Stabler.

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